John Walsh

John Walsh (3 November 1960-) was a US Senator from Montana (D) from 9 February 2014 to 3 January 2015, succeeding Max Baucus and preceding Steve Daines.

Biography
John Walsh was born in Butte, Montana in 1960, and he served in the National Guard for 33 years, reaching the rank of Brigadier-General by the time of his retirement in 2012. From 2013 to 2014, he served as Lieutenant Governor under Governor Steve Bullock, and Bullock appointed him to the US Senate following incumbent Max Baucus' appointment as ambassador to China. Walsh ran for re-election in 2014, but he dropped out of the race due to a plagiarism controversy, and the Republican nominee Steve Daines was elected to succeed him.